Obituaries

Dec 23, 2018

Mr. L.V. "Buddy" Paskel, 75, of Crossett, AR died Sunday, December 23, 2018, Baptist Health Medical Center.  He was a native of Hamburg, but a resident of Crossett for 55 years, he  was a landscaper, and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

He is preceded in death by his parents, L.G. "Peter" and Carivine "Bean" Jenkins-Paskel;...

Dec 13, 2018

Courtney Woods, 31, of Fayetteville, AR, died Thursday, December 13, 2018, at Washington Regional Medical Center.  She was a former resident of Montrose, AR.

She is preceded in death by her brother, William O'Bryan Woods; her maternal grandparents, Helen Lewis and John Hodges; maternal great-grandparents, Mamie and Henry Robinson; paternal great-grandparents, Carter and Maybell Woods; and paternal...

Dec 12, 2018

Mrs. Mary Lee Robinson, 56, of Wilmot, AR, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at her residence.  She was a lifelong resident of Wilmot, a paraprofessional at Wilmot Head Start, and a member of Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her father, Clarence "Bud" Diggs; and one brother, Charles Miller.  Mrs. Robinson enjoyed...

Dec 12, 2018

Mrs. Eula Virginia Bankston, 91, of Wilmot, AR, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at West Carroll Memorial Hospital.  She was a lifelong resident of Wilmot, was a certified nurses' assistant at Place Nursing Home in Wilmot, and a member of Morning Star Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Odell Bankston; a son, James...

Dec 11, 2018

Mr. Joseph Edward Standridge, 81, of Heber Springs, AR, died Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at Seven Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center.  He was a native of Scotland, AR, a former resident of Crossett and Hamburg, a farmer, and a former member of Cloverdale Assembly of God Church.

He is preceded in death by his first wife of...

Dec 10, 2018

Mrs. Rosemary Holt, 61, of Hamburg, AR died Monday, December 10, 2018, at CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock, AR.  She was a lifelong resident of Hamburg, a former employee of the Hamburg Shirt Factory, and a member of Christ Temple Pentecostal Church.

She is preceded in death by her son, James "JJ" "Big Daddy" Holt on...

Dec 5, 2018

Mr. Arthur "Johnny Boy" Wilson, 73, of Montrose, AR died Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at his home in Montrose.  He was a native of Montrose, former resident of Milwaukee, WI, and lived in Montrose for the past 40 years.  He was a member of St. Peter Baptist Church, worked as a barber for many years, and did carpentry work....

Nov 30, 2018

Mrs. Queen Easter Spaight, 91, of Lake Village, AR died Friday, November 30, 2018 at her residence in Lake Village.  She was a lifelong resident of Lake Village, a homemaker, and a member of Second Baptist Church in Lake Village.

She is preceded in death by her son, Richard Martin, Jr. in June of 2018; her parents,...

Nov 26, 2018

Mrs. Naomi Shelton, 85, of Bastrop, LA died Monday, November 26, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA.  She was a resident of Bastrop, LA, a native of Homer, LA, and a past resident of Denver, CO for over 30 years.  She was a homemaker, worked as a caregiver for 15 years, attended the Jehovah Witness Kingdom...

Nov 11, 2018

Mrs. Jacqueline Laverne Miller, also known as "Fat Momma" to her family and friends, 64, of Crossett, AR died Sunday, November 11, 2018, at her home in Crossett.  She was a lifelong resident of Crossett and a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband of 28 years, Amos Miller; her parents, Eugene...

Nov 7, 2018

Mr. Wayne Edward Williams Sr., 65, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died Tuesday, November 7, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  He was a native of Crossett and Hamburg, a carpenter, and of the Baptist Faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Henry Williams and Clara Mae Gilbert-Williams; two brothers, Ronald and Rance Williams; and two sisters, Carol Ann Williams-Hubbard and...

Nov 6, 2018

Mr. Edward Charles Streeter, 90, of Crossett, AR, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation in Crossett.  He was a native of Snyder, a lifelong resident of Crossett, a retiree of G-P Plywood Mill, and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jewel Trantham Streeter, a son, Michael Streeter, five brothers,...

Nov 2, 2018

Mrs. Brenda Higginbotham, 63, of Crossett, AR died Friday, November 2, 2018 at her home in Crossett.  She was a native of Bastrop, LA, but a resident of Crossett for the past 51 years.  She was a member of South Main Baptist Church in Crossett. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Keith Higginbotham; her son, Zachary Seth...

Oct 31, 2018

Mrs. Grace Florene Norrell, 99, of Hamburg Pine Hill Community, died Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Stonegate Villa Health and Rehab in Crossett, AR.  She was a native of Bastrop, La and a retiree from RDM Manufacturing. She was preceded in death by a son, Louis Douglas Norrell; her parents, Irvin and Effie Wallace-Taunton; one brother, Douglas Taunton; three sisters,...

Oct 25, 2018

Mrs. Myrtle Elizabeth "Betty" Huber, 76, of Crossett, AR died Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Cornerstone Hospital in Little Rock.  She was a native of Nashville, AR, a resident of Crossett most of her life, and a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her husband, Max Huber; one son, Robert Lane Williams; her parents, Lawson and Dorothy Yoder; and...

Oct 22, 2018

Mr. Tommy Moody Jr., 66, of Lake Village, AR died Monday, October 22, 2018 at Lake Village Rehabilitation Center.  He was a native of West Helena, AR, but a resident of Lake Village for 60 years.  He is a retiree from the Chicot County Road Crew. He is preceded in death by a son, Fabian Moody; his parents, Tommy and...

Oct 21, 2018

Mr. Brandon Thurmell Dupree, 19, of Sherwood, AR died Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK.  He was a native of Warren, AR but a resident of Sherwood most of his life. He was a graduate of Jacksonville High School and a member of That Church in Sherwood. He is preceded in death by his...

Oct 6, 2018

Rev. Tonja Paquita Jackson, 60, of Lake Village, AR died Saturday, October 6, 2018, at her home in Lake Village.  She was a native of Crossett, AR, a Methodist Minister, and a member of St. Peter African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lake Village.  Rev. Jackson was a former pastor of Young Chapel A.M.E. Church in Dermott, AR, Mt. Olive A.M.E...

Sep 27, 2018

Mrs. Ruby Lee Baker, 76, of Lake Village, AR, died Thursday, September 27, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family.  She was a lifelong resident of Chicot County, Jennie Community, a sales clerk in retail, and a faithful member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Buford Baker; one daughter, Debra Baker;...

Sep 19, 2018

Mrs. Clantisteen Miller, 85, of the Longview Community in Ashley County, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at Arkansas Hospice in Little Rock, AR.  She was a lifelong resident of the Longview Community in Ashley County and a member of Mt. Peleum African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Miller; her parents, Moses and Alma...